Place your order by the end of Thursday 19th December for shipping before Christmas!

All orders made this week will be sent via Royal Mail 24 - as always, the sooner the better :)

Place your order by the end of Thursday 19th December for shipping before Christmas!

All orders made this week will be sent via Royal Mail 24 - as always, the sooner the better :)

Sustainably made embroidery kits and supplies. Designed and made in Edinburgh, Scotland

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A cream tote bag hangs against a blue wall. The tote bag is embroidered with a sampler embroidery design in rainbow colours.
A person stands side on, holding a cream tote bag over their shoulder. The bag is stitched with an embroidery sampler design in rainbow colours.
An embroidery hoop holds a piece of cream fabric, against a blue background. The fabric is stitched with a rainbow embroidery sampler design.

Sampler Tote Bag Kit

$54.00

 Learn embroidery and stitch something useful with this classic Sampler Tote Kit.

This kit teaches basic embroidery stitches such as Back Stitch, French Knots, and Satin Stitch - and makes a handy tote that you can carry your projects in!

Sammy's Note: This design was inspired by traditional embroidery samplers, which show off various stitches (and are a great way to learn and practice each one). I gave this one a bit of a modern update, with some bright rainbow colours to show off the gorgeous DMC thread.

    1. Our kits are as eco-friendly as possible: the tote bags are pre-made and Earth Positive® (organic and GOTS certified), with sustainable packaging, and recycled postal mailers.
    2. All Paraffle kits are handmade in Scotland, in our Edinburgh studio - buying from us means supporting a small, female founded business.
    3. All of our kits - from super simple to intermediate - include a detailed booklet, with lots of photos to teach you each stitch. If videos are more your style, there’s video tutorials covering every stitch you’ll need in our ‘Stitches’ blog.
    4. The kit includes a high quality reference photo of the finished design, and an easy to follow key showing you which stitches and colours to use.
    5. Each kit includes a quality 8 inch wooden hoop and plenty of DMC thread (so don’t worry if you make a mistake or want to practice first!).
    6. Our kits come with a pre-printed pattern to stick onto your fabric. It’s water-soluble, so you simply stitch over it, then wash it away (don’t worry, the threads are coloursafe!). Our patterns aren’t printed directly onto the fabric - we’ve done our research, and haven’t found any fabric printers that can tell us exactly where their fabric comes from and how it’s made. That’s important to us - so we found another way!
    7. Embroidery is a helpful tool for encouraging mindfulness and giving you some extra head space. Our kits aim to gently teach you lifelong skills and get your creative juices flowing (even if you’re not a ‘crafty’ person!).
    8. We’re a carbon neutral business, and donate at least 10% of our profits to charity through dedicated charity designs.

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